Hello Teresa,

Thank you for citing that article entitled “ Statin therapy increases lipoprotein(a) levels”.

I am confused, the authors state statins increase Lp(a). At the end of the publication they say “In conclusion, this well powered study shows significant increases in Lp(a) following statin therapy, as well as an increase in apolipoprotein(a) production in cell culture studies with statins. We propose that future studies evaluate this phenomenon and physicians consider measuring Lp(a) pre- and post-first initiation of statin therapy. The adverse consequences of increases in Lp(a) levels post-statin therapy may play a role in the residual risk in patients treated with statins and should be evaluated in future studies.”

Makes me want to decrease my statin dose even further.